Even ex-convicts who are White are privileged in comparison to non-Whites. A study by sociologist ________ documents this kind of racial discrimination.

A. Devah Pager
B. Claude Fischer
C. Ann Grossman
D. Christopher Hurn


Answer: A

Sociology

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Which of the following situations best illustrates policy evaluation?

a) A city police department conducts a study to determine whether the location of police substations in high-crime neighborhoods affects the crime rate in those neighborhoods. b) A neighborhood civic club gathers signatures on petitions demanding that the city take action to reduce crime in their part of town. c) The city council budgets additional money for police overtime pay in order to increase the number of officers on the street. d) A candidate for mayor stresses crime prevention in her election campaign. e) A professor at the local college presents data showing how the crime rate in the city is correlated with population changes.

Sociology

When sociologists talk about the "social construction of the self," they mean that biology plays no role in personality formation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Alcohol is a factor in nearly ________ of American Indian deaths

A. 3% B. 6% C. 12% D. 17%

Sociology

Christopher Jencks claimed that his research showed that income differences between individuals were considerably influenced by

a. economic recession b. birth order of brothers c. luck d. marital status

Sociology